OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #879577

INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1989-11-14T00:00:00

Event: INSTALLING,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 879577
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee dies after falling 70 feet from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were installing a TV satellite dish on top of a build ing. Employee #1 slipped and fell approximately 70 feet to the ground. He died f rom the injuries he sustained in the fall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
24

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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